‘Cash Cab’ Killed a Guy

Yikes: on Saturday night, the Canadian version of “Cash Cab” finished up a night of shooting by hitting and killing a 61-year-old pedestrian.

The show had finished filming for the night and a producer was driving the mock yellow cab back to a storage area when the accident occurred, the show’s production company, Castlewood Productions Inc., told The Vancouver Sun.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim and his friends and his family. My heart also goes out to the driver of the vehicle, a member of our technical staff, who is shaken and devastated by this tragic accident, as is our entire team,” the company’s president, Andrew Burnstein, told The Sun. [NY Daily News]

No charges have been filed, but if that producer drinks on the job half as much as I do, she’s in serious trouble. And yeah, I’m assuming the producer was a woman. Whether or not that’s true, I stand by the logic that helped me jump to that conclusion. JOURNALISM!

Ironic that every time I watch Cash Cab I think “man, how does Ben Bailey repeat essentially DJ a trivia game while navigating Manhattan traffic,” yet when an accident happens it’s some production crewmember and not in Manhattan.

By: Zack

07.18.2011 @ 1:36 PM

And UU knocks down the free throw. Swish!

By: tommy

07.18.2011 @ 1:47 PM

Alright that sound (screeching tires and a crash noise) means it’s time for our “Life Or Death” bonus round.

By: Dr. Awesome

07.18.2011 @ 1:56 PM

60-something Canadian run down by Cash Cab… Has anyone seen Alec Trebek lately?

By: TFBuckFutter

07.18.2011 @ 7:19 PM

Did the lights and whistles all go off?

By: Moose (Sword of Damocles)

07.19.2011 @ 1:44 AM

What did the geezer win?

By: Moose (Sword of Damocles)

07.19.2011 @ 1:45 AM

Wait! Those are Canadian dollors! 0.9xSHIT!

By: Immortal 9

07.19.2011 @ 2:12 AM

And we’ve arrived at the vehicular homicide red light challennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnge!

By: Bob

07.19.2011 @ 9:35 AM

How the hell do they have the balls to say

“My heart also goes out to the driver of the vehicle, a member of our technical staff, who is shaken and devastated by this tragic accident, as is our entire team.”

If the dude driving the car was able to walk away from the accident, there is no reason to feel bad for him, he fucking killed an old man.

By: Late To The Party

07.19.2011 @ 6:47 PM

Cash Cab, I’ve been meaning to talk to you about that. You should find yourself a safe house or relative close by. Lay low for a while, because you’re probably wanted for murder.

By: Screwball

07.20.2011 @ 12:10 AM

Moose: First of all, it’s “dollars”. Secondly, the Canadian dollar opened at $1.05 this morning. Read a book.